[Hepatotropic GB and G viruses].
A review of the discovery of the GB viruses (GB virus-A, GB virus-B and GB virus-C) is presented, and the relationship between the GB virus-C and the hepatitis G virus (HGV) is mentioned. The GB virus-A and GB virus-B apparently do not cause liver disease in human. The GB virus C, HGV or GBV-C/HGV is transmitted parenterally, usually through blood transfusions or contaminated needles causing chronical infection. The prevalence of GBV-C/HGV infection among volunteer blood donors is less than 1%, and in patients with C or B hepatitis is more than 10%; the pathogenicity of this agent is not well defined.
Aguirre García
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Unidad de Patología, Hospital General de México, SS, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, México, D.F.
D000818:Animals; D018067:Flaviviridae; D006524:Hepatitis, Viral, Animal / Q000821:virology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans
Los virus hepatotrópicos GB y G.